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Rip Current Statement 34, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this rip current statement at Oct 21, 2018, 4:00 PM EDT for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It took effect at Oct 22, 2018, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 62 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 21, 2018, 4:00 PM EDT (20:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 22, 2018, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 24, 2018, 7:31 PM EDT
- In force
- 62 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
Counties Broward County, FL, Miami-Dade County, FL, Palm Beach County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 39 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 390 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 790 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.2
The text
As transmitted.
256 WHUS42 KMFL 212000 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 400 PM EDT Sun Oct 21 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect from Monday morning through Tuesday evening. FLZ168-172-173-220400- /O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0034.181022T1000Z-181024T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 400 PM EDT Sun Oct 21 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect from Monday morning through Tuesday evening. * TIMING...Monday morning through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents will pose hazard to swimmers. Heed the advice of lifeguards and swimming is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
6 follow-up statements
147 WHUS42 KMFL 220708 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 308 AM EDT Mon Oct 22 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect from Monday morning through Tuesday evening. FLZ168-172-173-222200- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0034.181022T1000Z-181024T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 308 AM EDT Mon Oct 22 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * TIMING...Monday morning through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents will pose hazard to swimmers. Heed the advice of lifeguards and swimming is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
421 WHUS42 KMFL 222039 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 439 PM EDT Mon Oct 22 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect from Monday morning through Tuesday evening. FLZ168-172-173-230845- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-181024T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 439 PM EDT Mon Oct 22 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * TIMING...Through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents will pose hazard to swimmers. Heed the advice of lifeguards and swimming is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
499 WHUS42 KMFL 230905 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 505 AM EDT Tue Oct 23 2018 FLZ168-172-173-240000- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-181024T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 505 AM EDT Tue Oct 23 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents will pose hazard to swimmers. Heed the advice of lifeguards and swimming is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
714 WHUS42 KMFL 231957 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 357 PM EDT Tue Oct 23 2018 FLZ172-173-232100- /O.CAN.KMFL.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-181024T0000Z/ Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade- 357 PM EDT Tue Oct 23 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Miami has cancelled the High Rip Current Risk. Moderate Rip Currents are still expected, so swimmers should continue to exercise caution. $$ FLZ168-240400- /O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-181025T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach- 357 PM EDT Tue Oct 23 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * TIMING...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents will pose hazard to swimmers. Heed the advice of lifeguards and swimming is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
036 WHUS42 KMFL 240720 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 320 AM EDT Wed Oct 24 2018 FLZ168-241530- /O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-181025T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach- 320 AM EDT Wed Oct 24 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Life threatening rip currents will pose hazard to swimmers. Heed the advice of lifeguards and swimming is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
671 WHUS42 KMFL 242331 CFWMFL URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Miami FL 731 PM EDT Wed Oct 24 2018 FLZ168-250045- /O.CAN.KMFL.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-181025T0000Z/ Coastal Palm Beach- 731 PM EDT Wed Oct 24 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Miami has cancelled the High Rip Current Risk. Moderate Rip Currents are still expected, so swimmers should continue to exercise caution. $$ http://www.weather.gov/miami
The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 3:33 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MFL | 40 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.